Cocktail shaker



July 24, 1934.

H. H. DULANY 1,967,469

COCKTAIL SHAKER Filed Jan. 24, 1934 7 I /0 O J 9 5 Jay. 2

i l A a ATTORNEY Patented July 24,1934 a 1,967,469

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COCKTAIL SHAKER Helen Hughes Dulany, Chicago, Ill. Application January 24, 1934, Serial No. 708,156 Claims. (Cl.- 220-1) This invention relates to cocktail shakers, required is poured into the liquid containing drink mixers, and the like, and comprises a novel chamber of the decanter, and by unscrewing the structure for mixing, agitating and shaking perforate member 8, ice cubes are placed in the drinks and cocktails. chamber 6. The strainer 8 is then screwed back 5 1n the present invention, I provide a cocktail into position and the entire dumbbell is then shaker having the general exterior shape of ,a assembled by engaging the female thread of the dumbbell, and provided with two opposed intering 4 with the male thread of the ring 7, the rior chambers communicating with each other gasket 9 effecting a liquid seal of the joint to via the hollow handle of the dumbbell. One of prevent leakage. The cocktail can then easily 10 the chambers or compartments is adapted to be mixed by grasping the tubular portion 2 with contain a refrigerating or cooling medium such one hand and going through all of the common as cracked ice, ice cubes, etc., while the other exercising motions of a person using a dumbbell. compartment is adapted to contain the liquid or for exercise. The liquid from the chamber 1 combination of liquids to be shaken or mixed. passes through the ice guard 8 and 'is simulta- 15 The entire structure possesses numerous advanneously mixed and cooled by contacting the ice I tages, as for example, ease and thoroughness of in the chamber 6, .by its whirling and flowing mixing; capability of being mixed by use of one motion through the tubular handle 2 connectinghand only; non-leakage or spilling of the drink both chambers. Furthermore, the complete sealwhile mixing; slight dilution of the drink with ing of the device and its convenience in shaking melted ice on account of the segregation of ice permits a very rapid and effective agitation of and liquid; and other apparent advantages, such the drink. It will be apparent that the device as the utilization of the device as a decanter ,is capable of being shaken in any suitable diafter the ice compartment is disjoined. rection' and by any suitable rocking or oscillatory In the accompanying drawing, a preferred emmotion, thus giving thorough mixing. The seg- 25 bodiment is shown, but variations may be made regation of the ice from the liquid is also highly without departing from the spirit and scope of advantageous in that the drink is not diluted the invention as expressed by the appended upon standing. As explained hereinabove, the claims. decanter portion which includes the liquid con- -Figure 1 is an elevational view of my dumbbell taining base 1 and the tubular handle 2 serves cocktail shaker, in upright position. excellently as a liquid container permitting dis- Figure 2 is a view in vertical cross-section of pensing of the shaken cocktail in intermittent the device shown in Figure 1. quantities over its pouring lip 5.

Figure 3 is" a view showing the portion of the If desired, the ice containing base 6 may be dumbbell which serves as a decanter when the charged with sliced fruits and the seeds of which 35 ice compartment is disconnected therefrom. may thus be prevented from passing the guard 8 Figure 4 is a view in elevation showing the acting as a sieve. ice compartment as laid aside on the table after The structure of the present dumbbell device the cocktail has been shaken. need not be slavishly followed, as minor varia- Referring to the drawing, the decanter-shaped tions will suggest themselves to those skilled in 40 portion of the dumbbell comprises a unitary the art. The screen 8 may be in a plane instead structure defined by the oblate spheroidal base of spherical configuration. It may be in inverted 1 welded or otherwise joined to the tubular porposition from that shown. The method of joining tion 2 and provided with an angular circular the decanter base with the ice chambervmay be flange member 3 defining alip. Within the memsimplified. A bayonet lock connection may be her 3 is a threaded ring 4seated therein and used where feasible. forming a part or joined to the angular member The general shape of the device being in the 3, the extension 5 of which defines an extreme form of a dumbbell is preferred since it confers outer lip. The ice compartment 6 is of the genamusement to the shaking operation, but the ineral shape corresponding to the liquid compartvention is not restricted to the spherical shape 50 ment 1 and having welded to its opening the herein shown. The chambers may be made threaded ring connection '7, which carries the cubical. Obviously, one chamber may be made perforated guard 8 in threaded engagement with larger than the other. said ring 7. A washeror gasket .9 is carried -A cocktail shaker as herein described may be within the channel 10. made of any suitable metal or combination of 55 In the use of the device,the drink mixture' metals, or of the various non-corrosive metals now on the market. It may be chromium plated or silver lined. If desired, the assembly may be constructed of glass, or partly glass and metal.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, a decanter element having a tubular portion and a spherical portion, a cooling element having a spherical portion with a. throat, a threaded ring in said throat, a perforate element threaded in said threaded ring, and a threaded 'ring on said decanterelement adapted to engage said first named threaded ring.

2. In a cocktail shaker of substantial dumbbell configuration, a pair of opposed spherical bodies having fiat bases and defining ice and liquid containing chambers respectively, a tubular hollow handle member providing a passage for liquid communication from one of said bodies to the other, and an apertured separator removably connected to one of said bodies and lying in the passage between said bodies.

3. In a cocktail shaker of substantial dumbbell configuration, a pair of opposed spherical bodies defining ice and liquid containing chambers respectively, a tubular hollow handle member providing a passage for liquid communication from one of said bodies to the other, and an apertured separator removably connected to one of said bodies and lying in the passage between said bodies.

4. A drink mixer comprising a tubular member having an enlarged member at one end thereof, the said two members constituting a drink containing chamber, and an enlarged member having a constricted opening connected at the other end of the tubular member and detachably related thereto.

5. In a. cocktail shaker of substantial dumbbell configuration, a pair of opposed enlarged bodies defining ice and liquid containing chambers respectively, a tubular hollow handle member providing a passage for liquid communication from one of said bodies to the other, and a perforated separator removably connected to one of said bodies and lying in the passage between said bodies.

HELEN HUGHES DULANY. 

